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India has a multi-party system.The Election Commission of India (ECI) grants recognition to national-level and state-level political parties based on objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges such as a reserved party symbol, [a] free broadcast time on state-run television and radio, consultation in the setting of election dates, and giving input in setting electoral ...
A law for the registration process for political parties was enacted in 1989. The registration ensures that the political parties are recognized as national, state and regional parties. The election commission has the right to allot symbols to the political parties depending on the status.
The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari [13] in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly socialist and statist outlook.
' Indian People's Party ', BJP) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. [43] BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. [44] Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [45]
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA; Hindustani: Saṁyukta Pragatiśīl Gaṭhabandhan) was a political alliance in India led by the Indian National Congress.It was formed after the 2004 general election with support from left-leaning political parties when no single party got the majority.
The conference declared the Forward Bloc to be a socialist political party, and the date of 22 June is considered as the founding date of the party by the Forward Bloc itself. The conference passed a resolution titled 'All Power to the Indian People', urging militant action for struggle against British colonial rule .
The National People's Party is a national political party in India. It is mostly concentrated in Meghalaya. Founded by P. A. Sangma after his expulsion from the NCP in July 2012, it was accorded national party status on 7 June 2019. It is the first political party from North-Eastern India to have attained this status. [5]
In India, Official Opposition designates largest party not supporting the ruling cabinet in the Parliament of India or a State or Territory Legislative Assembly.To get formal recognition in either upper or lower houses, the opposition party must have at least 10% of the total strength of the house.